A visible light driven photoelectrocatalytic fuel cell for clean-up of contaminated water supplies

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 132-137

  Macphee, Donald ^a   Wells, Richard ^a   Kruth, Angela ^a   Todd, Malcolm ^a   Elmorsi, Taha ^a   Smith, Cairns ^a   Pokrajac, Dubravka ^a   Strachan, Norval ^a   Mwinyhija, Mwiny ^a   Scott Emuakpor, Efe ^a   Nissen, Silke ^a   Killham, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosensor; DCP; Pathogens; PCP; Photoelectrocatalytic fuel cell; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ABERDEEN; ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; BATCH SYSTEMS; CATALYST SURFACES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; CHEMICAL TOXICITY; CONTAMINATED WATER; DCP; FLOW REACTORS; HUMAN PATHOGENS; OPTIMAL CATALYSTS; OPTIMISATIONS; PCP; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC FUEL CELL; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; STATIC CONDITIONS; TOXIGENIC STRAINS; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN; WATER-BORNE CONTAMINANTS;

BIOASSAY; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CELL MEMBRANES; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUEL CELLS; HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BIOSENSORS;

CATALYST; FUEL CELL; PATHOGEN; REMEDIATION; TOXICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70349501768     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.048     Document Type: Article

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